Chapter 169 Assassination
The speed was so fast that Lin Zhiqing didn't even have time to dodge.
At the critical moment, Lin Shian put his arm around Lin Zhiqing's shoulders, and the two instantly switched positions.
At the same time, the feather arrow approached them rapidly.
In an instant, Lin Shi'an stretched out his hand, and when the arrow was only a finger's distance away from his vital point, he grabbed the arrow.
All these actions took only a few seconds from the beginning to the end.
Lin Zhiqing could even feel his heart beating violently.
"Cousin, are you okay?" She didn't have time to be afraid and quickly checked Lin Shian's condition.
"Nothing." Lin Shi'an held the arrow in his hand, his face very cold.
He slowly raised his head and looked in the direction where the arrow came from.
A figure in black flashed by on the tall building opposite.
Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai also saw the figure, and their faces instantly darkened.
"That arrow just now was definitely aimed at you. Your move was quick, accurate and ruthless. You must be a skilled fighter!" Lin Shi'an's tone was more serious than Lin Zhiqing had ever heard before.
And within this seriousness, there was also a strong murderous aura: "You go back to the carriage and wait for me, I will go after him."
As he spoke, he walked forward.
"Wait." Lin Zhiqing grabbed his sleeve and said, "Do you know who he is?"
"I don't know." Lin Shi'an shook his head. "But they actually dared to attack you. Even if they were the emperor's men, it would be completely unreasonable."
There was not a shred of rationality in what he said. Lin Shi'an had been following Lin Congli since he was a child and had been influenced by him, so he had great respect for the law.
Even if he was angry on weekdays, he would never mention the word "emperor" casually.
Now it seems that he is furious.
Lin Zhiqing was surprised by his uncharacteristic reaction and was speechless for a while.
Lin Shian threw the sword at his waist into Lu Huai's hand and said, "Take this. Take Zhiqing back to the carriage. I'll be back soon."
As he spoke, he tapped his toes and instantly chased in the direction where the black man disappeared.
"Cousin!" Lin Zhiqing reacted and shouted loudly.
But Lin Shian disappeared in just two steps.
Lu Huai held the sword in one hand and grabbed Lin Zhiqing's wrist with the other: "Stop shouting, he's probably angry now and won't listen to anyone."
"Let's find a safe place quickly. The carriage is too big a target." As Lu Huai spoke, he put the sword behind his back with a very skilled posture.
"It's trouble." Lin Zhiqing was so worried about his cousin that he didn't notice this at all.
She and Lu Huai hid in an abandoned shop.
"Who do you think wants to take your life?" Lu Huai asked while observing the outside vigilantly.
"Who else could it be?" Lin Zhiqing's eyes were sharp.
There are only two parties in total.
What Lin Zhiqing is doing now is investigating the case, and investigating the case means that the interests of certain people will be affected.
The royal family and Liu Mang, these people don't want her to find out the truth.
She had thought before that they might attack her, so she always brought someone who knew martial arts with her whenever she went out.
But what she didn't expect was that those people would actually attack her in public.
To be honest, this is somewhat inconsistent with the style of Liu Mang and the royal family.
The royal family was clearly very wary of the Lin family, but on the surface they still tolerated the Lin family's existence for so many years.
Now things are developing in the direction the royal family wants, and they are unlikely to go to the trouble of dealing with Lin Zhiqing.
As for Liu Mang, he usually has the image of a good guy.
He has always gotten along well with his colleagues and has never appeared to have any hostility towards anyone.
To put it nicely, this behavior is called being slick; to put it bluntly, he is very good at pretending and acting, and will not let others catch him.
His style of doing things should not lead to people trying to murder him in public.
Neither the royal family nor Liu Mang seemed to have any reason to take action.
But apart from these two forces, Lin Zhiqing didn't think that other people who were at odds with him were capable of doing such a thing.
Just when she was puzzled, the sound of slight footsteps suddenly reached her ears.
Lin Zhiqing held his breath instantly.
She looked at Lu Huai, and Lu Huai also looked at her.
Someone else is coming!
Lu Huai gently stretched out his hand and blocked Lin Zhiqing behind him, and the two hid in the corner.
Lin Zhiqing was stunned. Lu Huai's figure overlapped with the figure who helped her block the knife yesterday.
Lu Huai didn't notice Lin Zhiqing's gaze, his eyes were fixed on the window.
When the footsteps reached the window, they suddenly stopped and there was no sound anymore.
Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai held their breath and concentrated, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
Who is that person outside the door?
Lin Zhiqing frowned and immediately thought of a possibility.
Could the person who shot the sneak attack just now be a bait? Could his purpose be to transfer away the only cousin who knows martial arts?
The more Lin Zhiqing thought about it, the more he felt that the cold arrow was deliberately shot to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
The person outside the door...
"Bang!"
Lin Zhiqing's thoughts were suddenly interrupted. A man in black broke in through the window. His dagger flashed with cold light, and his eyes suddenly stopped on Lin Zhiqing.
Lin Zhiqing's eyes narrowed, and his hand slowly moved to his waist and grabbed the dagger.
"Who are you?" Lu Huai narrowed his eyes and took a step forward to block the sight of the man in black.
The man in black had only a pair of eyes exposed, and those eyes were expressionless.
He didn't say anything, but slowly raised the dagger in his hand.
Lu Huai sensed something was wrong. This person refused to communicate. It was obvious that he didn't want to say more and wanted to cut the Gordian knot and take their lives!
Danger!
Lu Huai grabbed Lin Zhiqing's wrist, and just as the man in black approached them, Lu Huai suddenly waved his sleeve, and a powdery substance floated in the air.
The man in black was not paying attention for a moment and his eyes were covered by the powder.
Now is the time!
Lu Huai grabbed Lin Zhiqing and ran out.
The shop was in another alley, and the two did not dare to stop.
As long as you go through the alley and get to a crowded place, you will be much safer!
Lin Zhiqing didn't think that Lu Huai had a backup plan at first. After he realized what was going on, he held Lu Huai's hand, and the two ran out together, not daring to stop at all.
But before he had run a few steps, Lin Zhiqing heard a loud noise.
She looked back and saw that the man in black had kicked open the door. He kept rubbing his eyes with one hand and threw the dagger out with the other hand.
In a hurry, Lu Huai grabbed Lin Zhiqing's waist and pushed him forward a step.
"Lu Huai!" The moment Lin Zhiqing turned around, he was stunned.
The dagger went straight towards Lu Huai's back. This scene...
Lin Zhiqing had seen this scene in his dream in the study of Liu Mansion!
In the dream, Jiang Liuyun chased them and threw a teacup, hitting Lu Huai in the back!
The scenes in reality and dreams appeared alternately, and the image of Lu Huai falling in her arms with a bleeding head gradually became clearer.
Lin Zhiqing's heart felt as if it was pricked by a needle and began to ache.
No!
Lu Huai cannot die!
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